Regional anesthesia-typically with a spinal or epidural block-has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to ...

A higher intensity of pain during infiltration of local anesthesia during cesarean delivery was associated with increased pain at 24 hours postpartum and lower global health ratings, although the ...

General anesthesia might be appropriate for some pregnant women during a cesarean section delivery. Babies born with general ...

Deaths and poisonings linked to the local anesthetic lidocaine have risen sharply over the past decade, as adverse event rates for other local anesthetics have declined, a new study showed.